proctor
Plural: proctors
Noun
- someone who supervises (an examination)
- A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.
- An official at any of several older universities.
- A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.
- One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden.
- A procurator or manager for another.
- A representative of the clergy in convocation.
Verb
Verb Forms: proctored, proctoring, proctors
- To supervise an examination or test.
- watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)
- to function as a proctor
- to manage as an attorney or agent
Examples
- The game master would proctor to ensure no one was using a word helper.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English procatour, contraction of procuratour; compare proxy. Doublet of procurator.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
proctor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordproctor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
proctor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
proctor: valid Words With Friends Word